Freesurfer error while running fMRIPrep command

Summary of what happened:

I have tried performing an initial preprocessing pipeline using fMRIPrep for data of a single subject, including structural T1- and T2-weighted volumes and rs-fMRI data. However, I get some errors.

Command used (and if a helper script was used, a link to the helper script or the command generated):

fmriprep \
  /home/jovyan/Desktop/dataset/raw \
  /home/jovyan/Desktop/dataset/derivatives \
  participant \
  --output-spaces MNI152NLin2009cAsym \
  --fs-license-file /home/jovyan/Desktop/dataset/license.txt \
  --skip_bids_validation

Version:

fmriprep 25.1.3

Environment (Docker, Singularity / Apptainer, custom installation):

NeuroDesktop

Data formatted according to a validatable standard? Please provide the output of the validator:


Relevant log outputs (up to 20 lines):

	ERROR: talairach_afd: Talairach Transform: transforms/talairach.xfm ***FAILED*** (p=0.0020, pval=0.0000 < threshold=0.0050)

	Manual Talairach alignment may be necessary, or
	include the -notal-check flag to skip this test,
	making sure the -notal-check flag follows -all
	or -autorecon1 in the command string.
	See:

	http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/FsTutorial/Talairach


	ERROR: Talairach failed!

	Linux d70920d3c5f4 5.15.0-161-generic #171-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 11 08:17:01 UTC 2025 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

	recon-all -s sub-032301 exited with ERRORS at Wed Dec 17 19:44:30 UTC 2025

	For more details, see the log file /home/jovyan/Desktop/dataset/derivatives/sourcedata/freesurfer/sub-032301/scripts/recon-all.log
	To report a problem, see http://surfer.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/fswiki/BugReporting

Stderr:

Traceback:
	RuntimeError: subprocess exited with code 1.

Screenshots / relevant information:


Hi @Ibai_Azpeitia_Loiti,

This usually indicates a poor quality T1w. Do all images get this error in your study, and have you visualized the T1w?

Best,
Steven